Hat-fastener.



C. H. RASMUSSEN.

HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 1o, 1908.

Patented Mar.29, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.V I

CLARA. HELENE RASMUSSEN, 0F OSHKOSI-I, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-FOURTH T0 WM. C. KARG-US AND ONE-FOURTH TO GEO. A. KNAAK, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARA HELENE RAS- MUssnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of IVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Hat-Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to hat fasteners, and particularly to that class adapted for permanent connection with womens hats.

The object of the invention is in a ready, simple, thoroughly feasible and practical manner, to secure a womans hat irrespective of the character of the material of which it is made, that is to say, whether it be stiff' or soft, in position in such manner as positively to prevent its accidental removal; to obviate the liability of the hair of the wearer catching upon the fastener when the hat is being removed; and to provide a neat, efficient and durable hat fastener, which may be secured to a hat in such manner as practically to be invisible.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists, generally stated, in the novel construction and combination of parts of a hat fastener, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in whlch like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts Figure l is a view in perspective of a hat fastener constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View through a portion of the band of the fastener, displaying the means by which it may be held at the desired circumferential adjustment. Fig. 3 is a erspective detail view, on an enlarged scalle, of a portion of the fastener. Fig. 4 is a section on the line A-B of Fie'. 3.

The fastener comprises a band l constructed of a length of sheet metal, preferably of brass, and which is provided at intervals in its length without struck prongs 2 that are designed to pierce the inside band, lining or material partly, the tension of the band together with the prongs 2 serving to hold the band firmly in position.

In order to render the band adjustable, so as to adapt it to fit hats of different sizes, one end of the band is provided with any number of out struck seats 3, any one of which is designed to be engaged by an out struck teat 4 carried by the other end of the band, but in order to hold the two terminals of the band assembled, that one having the seats formed in it, is provided with two opposed fianges 5, which may be integral with the band or be secured thereto, and between which the other end of the band is adapted to slide, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In order to retain the teat 1n the appropriate seat, after the required adjustment has been secured, a key or locking member 6 is provided which fits between the flanges and the terminals of the band therein, and thus locks the teat in the seat. This key is provided with an orifice 7, one wall of which is straight and is rovided to enable the key to be removed w en desired.

Projecting through one edge of the band are two spaced culdes 8, each of which is provided with a ongitudinal slot 9. These guides are engaged by slides 10, which are constructed of metal and are approximately U-shaped in cross section. Each of these slides is provided with four legs 11, two being arranged on each side of the band, and with a fifth leg or tongue 12, that is designed to roject through the slot 9, and hul hold t e slides assembled with the The legs are provided with orifices 13 that register' with tie slots 9, and these orifices are engaged by two-pronged pins 14, the Shanks of which preferaby flare outward, in order to take a firm hold upon the hair. The bends 15 of the pins may be constructed as shown or otherwise, and may have ornamental heads connected with them or not, as preferred.

By having the slides arranged for longitudinal movement upon the 'uides, the pins may be adjusted so as to be est adapted to meet the prevailing styles in which the hair is worn, that is to say, the pins may be arranged at the back of the head, or on each side opposite the temples, and as the pins cross each other, it will be seen that the assemblage of the ins and the hair will be of a most stable c aracter.

Inl positioning the fastener upon a hat, the key 6 is removed, and the band adjusted to the proper size to fit against the inner surface of the side crown of a hat, and after the prongs have pierced the mside band or lining, the key 6 will be positioned, thus to lock the terminal-s of the band'to# gether. The slides are then adjusted upon the guides to the proper points. W'hen the band is attached to a hat so as to extend around the interior of the crown of the hat the adjustment of the slides on the band becomes substantially circumferential and the adjustment of the pins in the slides becomes substantially radial with relation to the band. Vhen the hat is to be placed upon the head, the pins are nearly withdrawn, entire removal being prevented by flattening or enlarging their points, and after the hat is properly arranged they are -forced inward, and thus secure the hat in position.

The guides will project slightly below the under brim of the hat but will not be eX- posed to View, as they will be hidden by the hair of the wearer, or by the trimming of the hat.

It is to be understood that the orifices 13 in the slides are to be of such size as to permit of the pins having the requisite play or rocking motion, to allow the user to position them in the most comfortable and efficient manner.

The improvements herein described while simple in character, will be found thoroughly efficient for the purpose designed and will result in the presentation of a cheap, practical and useful article for womens use.

l. A hat fastener comprising an attaching band having its ends brought together, slides carried by the band and adjustable circumferentially with relation thereto, and pins carried vby the slides and mounted therein for adjustment radial to the band.

2. A hat fastener comprising an attaching band having a plurality of guides in separated relation, a slide for each guide mounted on the band for adjustment therealong and pins carried by the slide and adjustable therethrough in a direction substantially radial to the band.

3. A hat fastener comprising an attaching band provided with a plurality of guides and having its ends brought together, a slide fo-r each guide and mounted on the band and adjustable circumferentially with relation to the band, and pins carried by the slides and adjustable therethrough in a direction substantially radial t0 the band.

4. A hat fastener comprising an. adjustable attaching band provided with a plurality of segmental guides, slides mounted for longitudinal movement within Ythe guides, and longitudinally adjustable pins carried by the slides. Y

5. A hat fastener comprising a band provided with attaching prongs and having its ends brought together, means for securing the ends of the band in locked relation. and for permitting the adjustment of the band as to its circumferential extent and there Vholding it, pins Vcarried by the band, and

means for supporting the pins on the band, said means being adjustable along the band in the direction of its circumference and also carrying the pins for adjustment of the latter in a direction substantially radial to the band.

6. A hat fastener comprising a bandprovided with means to attach it to a hat, a plurality of longitudinally slotted guides eX- tending from one edge of the band, slides mounted on the guides and provided with tongues extending through the slots in said guides, and pins projecting through the slides and the slots vof the guides.

7. A hat fastener comprising a band pro vided with means to attach it to a hat, a plurality of longitudinally slotted guides eX- tending from one edge of the band, slides straddling the guides and provided with orifices registering with the slots of the guides, and pins projecting through the slots and the orifices.

8. A hat fastener comprising a band provided with means to attach it to a hat, a plurality of longitudinally slotted' guides eX- tending from one edge of the band, slides straddling the guides, and provided with orices registering with the slots of the guides, and with tongues projecting through the slots to hold the slides assembled with the guides, and pins projecting through the slots and orifices.

9. A hat fastener comprising a band provided with means to attach it to a hat, and having one end providedl with opposed flanges and with seats, and its other end slidably mounted between the flanges and provided with a teat to engage the seats, a key engaging the flanges to hold the teat in a seat.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CLARA HELENE RASMUSSEN.

Witnesses ROBERT E. JONES, H. EILERs. 

